Tomorrow is the first Sunday of Advent.
So we have the Advent Carol Service in Cathedral.
"O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel,
that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel."
After the Officiant introduces the service and says the Bidding Prayer, we sing the hymn "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" and start the Service. In the Service, Cathedral invited the Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra to come and perform the "Messiah, part 1" (excerpt) in the Service. At last, we sing the hymn "Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending" before The Blessing.
Perhaps rehearsal time overrun, the organ prelude is cancelled. But Chamber Orchestra play "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645" by Johann Sebastian Bach for postlude.
Although the day is not good, rainy whole day, but the Carol Service is very wonderful.
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| Photo credits: Andrew Tsang@ASC |
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